Mar
23
70 civil society organisations co-signed an open letter to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Theodoros Skylakakis, initiated by Common Ground and Greenpeace, outlining their priorities for a green and just recovery and seeking more public involvement in developing policies ATHENS, 23 March 2021 Greece, like all other member states,...
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Mar
09
29.630 citizens and dozens of environmental organizations demand the withdrawal of Article 219 of public contracts law. 3 March 2021 Within just 5 days, 29.630 citizens united their voice against the unacceptable provision of the draft law that is being discussed at the Greek Parliament. Moreover, following an...
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Jan
26
MEDASSET is launching a call for proposals in the framework of the MedBycatch project, for the production of a short film on the topic of bycatch. Please read the full brief below. Confirmation of interest: Please send an email confirming your interest to participate in the call for proposals...
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Jan
22
A lot of debate is taking place currently with respect to biodiversity loss rates in Europe and the European Parliament, in view of EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, organized a public hearing on 14 January under the title "Facing the sixth mass extinction and increasing risk of pandemics: what...
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Jan
21
MEDASSET participates in the project “Conservation of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Region” that is funded by the MAVA Foundation and which aims to minimize or eliminate human induced direct mortality of the species at Mediterranean level. MEDASSET is seeking to contract a Consultant in relation to Activity 2.1.3...
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Jan
08
Since 2017, the IUCN–SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group has been publishing Regional Reports that compile the most recent data with respect to sea turtles and their conservation. Each report represents one of the 10 MTSG Regions and their respective Marine Turtle Regional Management Units (RMUs). The regional reports summarize...
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Dec
17
The case of Zakynthos (Laganas Bay) “reopens” after 21 years The 40th Standing Committee Meeting of the Bern Convention (Council of Europe) on the Conservation of European Wild Life and Natural Habitats, fully supported MEDASSET’s complaints about the inadequate protection of crucially important sea turtle habitats in Turkey,...
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Dec
07
For the 32nd year in succession, MEDASSET participated in the Standing Committee Meeting of the Bern Convention (Council of Europe, 30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2020). We presented the results of our sea turtle nesting beach surveys, raised our concerns and submitted recommendations. As a result, the Bern Convention Standing Committee adopted...
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Dec
02
Health and nature are interdependent. We have always known this but due to the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen a surge of studies that confirm the truth of the assertion. The health and resilience of marine ecosystems are of the utmost importance to the maintenance of ecological balance, yet...
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